Hi there y'all, I was feeling gutsy (and just plain bored) so I thought
that I would give you 2 new chapters on the same day!!!!! I kno, I kno, I
am too generous . lol.! J/J You kno I love you's guys!
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER NOR WILL I EVA! OKAY?! (even though I kinda wish I did ::sigh::()
Chapter 3- Gone
James found the other Marauders surrounding a small, grubby piece of parchment. The rest of the Gryffindors were used to this kind of behavior from James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. They also knew not to bother them. James walked over and Remus and Sirius looked up at him. They obviously knew what had happened. Peter kept his head down, not able to look at James, after all, he had been the one to give away James' and Lily's parents location.
Remus was the first to speak, "We heard. I am so sorry, James. McGonnagal told us to you know, give you emotional support."
"If I ever find the person who gave away their location." Sirius said angrily. Peter cowered in his seat, as if waiting for a blow from a bully.
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!" James replied to his friends remarks. He took up the map from the table. Four small dots labeled Severus Snape, Robin Calahan, Lucius Malfoy, and Narcissa Therean were walking toward the Forbidden Forest.
"Now what are those four up to? The last time they headed for the forest all hell broke lose. Even though, it was quite funny when Peter jumped into Narcissa's hair," Sirius and Remus gave a quiet laugh but there was still tension lingering in the air. "Come on, there is nothing that I can do, and Dumbledore won't let me leave the castle grounds. So, why not make the best of it until end of term? Then I can marry Lily and everything will be all right," but even as he said it he knew it wouldn't be all right. He sighed and felt the absurd desire to cry. But he controlled himself thinking Sirius would laugh.
"Where is Lily?" Peter asked. "Why was she called up?"
"In the hospital wing, and I don't know," James said frustrated. James looked up at his friends. They smiled and sighed a sigh of relief. They smiled up at him. James smiled back, but there was still a constant ache in the pit of his stomach that he couldn't seem to get rid of.
***
The Marauder's Map had finally been finished in fifth year. It had taken them all of four years to get it to work properly. And it didn't help that they weren't permitted to work on it over the summer. Their summers were mostly spent reading up on enchantments for things like the map, practicing Quidditch, watching Quidditch, practicing Quidditch, working on the endless supply of homework their teachers gave them, and oh yeah practicing Quidditch. On the very last day of summer vacation, Sirius had found the Diatribea Enchantment and they had put it on the minute they got on the train. The Diatribea Enchantment insulted anyone who didn't know how to work the map properly.
James took the map and looked it over. So far it looked as though the teachers were all out of the corridors. Filch and Mrs. Norris were in their offices, but they had better watch out for them anyway. Mrs. Norris was keen on running around the school looking for prowling students. Severus, his girlfriend Robin, Lucius, and his girlfriend Narcissa were finally back in their common room. The only teacher out was Monsieur Qui, the French teacher and Quidditch referee. He was in the Quidditch office, probably preparing for the big game between Slytherin and Gryffindor next week. But, they needn't worry about him; they wouldn't be over that way tonight.
Finally the clock chimed seven, fifteen minutes before the mid-June sunset.
Remus nodded to his friends, "See you in the morning!" He had a twinkle in his yellow eyes and he winked as he turned around to leave the common room. James walked over to the window and watched as Madame Pomfry walked Remus past the Whomping Willow. Soon, the others would go down the path and transform halfway through the tunnel that led to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade.
James remembered when Sprout had planted the Whomping Willow. It had been a real pain when they were trying to figure out how to get into Hogsmeade, but they finally figured out how to reach the knot on its root without getting smashed to bits. Peter would transform and slip under the branches, placing a paw on the knot and he waited for the others to go through the Willow. Of course, it had taken them really long them six years to learn to transform properly and it was still a dangerous thing.
If you didn't know how to transform properly things could go horribly wrong. You start to loose site of your human self. You could still think like a human yes, and love was still present, but you sort of forgot about it, unless you were looking at the person. The Marauders were able to keep the felling of friendship by keeping in constant watch over one another. Oddly, Remus was the one who kept watch on the others rather than vice- versa. Remus was fine around other animals, a docile wolf. However, if Sirius lost control for a minute, or if Peter was quiet for too long, then Sirius would be temporarily gone, and a dog would eat a rat. James being the most docile and calm animal of the four was the mediator, plus his horns could teach you a lesson or two.
They all communicated by using thought speech. It was a trait that animals possessed and humans did not. James supposed it was because animal's thoughts were a lot less complex than humans. Peter most was always quiet. He never seemed to be thinking. It was very strange, because you always thought. Remus, James, and Sirius were curious about this. They thought it might be because he was just a rat. They didn't think about it often.
You could always tell an animagi from a real animal, it was in the way they walked and thought. It was in their eyes as well. If an animagi lost control then their walk would slump a little and their eyes would gloss over.
Thoughts about how dangerous being an animagi actually was kept running through his mind. But all of the sudden a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Earth-to-James. Earth-to-James!" He shook himself out of the stupor he had fallen into and looked over at the source of the voice. It had been Sirius of course, but James had been too engrossed in his thoughts to realize it. Sirius had finally stopped madly waving his hand in James line of vision. "It's time to go O-Great-Man-In-La-La-Land!" Sirius said in a singsong voice. He bent over in an extravagantly in a bow that nearly took his nose to the floor. As soon as he rose, James hit him playfully, though rather hard, on Sirius' arm.
James rubbed his eyes. He must have fallen asleep, but that wasn't like him. James' thoughts mingled to the night's news of his parents' death. He sighed, and his thoughts moved to Lily in the Hospital Wing. He imagined her soft curves and glorious emerald eyes. But suddenly he felt a sharp pain on his arm.
"Ow! Whammy do that for?" James cried towards Sirius, who was laughing in one of the oversized armchairs. James had to smile.
"You were doing it again. Honestly," his voice became sincere; "maybe you should stay here tonight. I mean, after what happened and all."
James was suddenly annoyed, "Well, you know wit all that has happened, I can think of only one thing that would be better that going on a Run tonight and that would be to see Lily. But, since I can't see Lily, I am going on the Run. Okay?" Sirius nodded obviously offended by James' harsh words, but Sirius was never offended or angry for that matter with anyone, except maybe a Slytherin.
"Let's go!" squeaked Peter as he shoved some parchment in his pocket. So they headed off through the portrait hole with the Invisibility Cloak hidden artful under James' black cloak and the Marauder's Map in Sirius' pocket. Peter carried a small bundle that was bulging slightly under his large muggle jacket that Lily had bought him for Christmas. The only odd thing about them was the fact they were dressed so heavily for the warm dawn of summer. But, then again, they always were a little different from the other students at Hogwarts.
They immediately felt the warmth when they made it outside. They threw off the Invisibility Cloak as soon as they walked outside the doors. James had insisted that they put on the cloak, when they saw Mrs. Norris on the map, only a few feet away around a corner. Peter took off his jacket and carried what looked like a huge pillowcase. James too, took off his cloak and carried it and the Invisibility Cloak over an arm. They would hide their cloaks in a small hole near the entrance of the secret passageway.
They reached a group of bushes near the Whomping Willow and transformed. The air around them was a thick as velvet and as black as anything, but someone could be watching. Three young men walked into the bush and out came a rat, a giant dog, and a tall brown stag. The mouse crawled over to the Whomping Willow's knot. He gently touched his tiny paw to the knot and let the others in before he slipped past the madly swinging branches. Sirius led the way, if they met anything on the way, which wasn't likely, then the fiercest of the three would meet it first. They finally began to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
James was beginning to loose sight of his human self. The deer mind was beginning to take over. He smelled something delicious coming out of the pillowcase that he carried in his mouth. The desire to sit down and eat was overwhelming, but a distant voice in the recesses of his mind kept telling him no. Think of Lily, your going to marry her, remember? Think of your friends and Quidditch! His thoughts helped him stay alert, awake inside himself.
Prongs? JAMES?!, came Sirius' voice. We are near the Shack, you must compose yourself. Honestly, I am the uncontrollable one here! Even though there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice and a sense of good humor, James couldn't help feeling foolish.
James composed himself. He felt Wormtail do the same. Padfoot stood upright a little, just in case Moony decided to attack. But the sight of them usually brought relief upon his shoulders. They peered into the Shack, expecting to see their friend, but instead they saw an empty room.!
Dun dun duuunnn!!!
I hope you like it and it keeps you hangin'! More up soon!
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER NOR WILL I EVA! OKAY?! (even though I kinda wish I did ::sigh::()
Chapter 3- Gone
James found the other Marauders surrounding a small, grubby piece of parchment. The rest of the Gryffindors were used to this kind of behavior from James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. They also knew not to bother them. James walked over and Remus and Sirius looked up at him. They obviously knew what had happened. Peter kept his head down, not able to look at James, after all, he had been the one to give away James' and Lily's parents location.
Remus was the first to speak, "We heard. I am so sorry, James. McGonnagal told us to you know, give you emotional support."
"If I ever find the person who gave away their location." Sirius said angrily. Peter cowered in his seat, as if waiting for a blow from a bully.
"I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!" James replied to his friends remarks. He took up the map from the table. Four small dots labeled Severus Snape, Robin Calahan, Lucius Malfoy, and Narcissa Therean were walking toward the Forbidden Forest.
"Now what are those four up to? The last time they headed for the forest all hell broke lose. Even though, it was quite funny when Peter jumped into Narcissa's hair," Sirius and Remus gave a quiet laugh but there was still tension lingering in the air. "Come on, there is nothing that I can do, and Dumbledore won't let me leave the castle grounds. So, why not make the best of it until end of term? Then I can marry Lily and everything will be all right," but even as he said it he knew it wouldn't be all right. He sighed and felt the absurd desire to cry. But he controlled himself thinking Sirius would laugh.
"Where is Lily?" Peter asked. "Why was she called up?"
"In the hospital wing, and I don't know," James said frustrated. James looked up at his friends. They smiled and sighed a sigh of relief. They smiled up at him. James smiled back, but there was still a constant ache in the pit of his stomach that he couldn't seem to get rid of.
***
The Marauder's Map had finally been finished in fifth year. It had taken them all of four years to get it to work properly. And it didn't help that they weren't permitted to work on it over the summer. Their summers were mostly spent reading up on enchantments for things like the map, practicing Quidditch, watching Quidditch, practicing Quidditch, working on the endless supply of homework their teachers gave them, and oh yeah practicing Quidditch. On the very last day of summer vacation, Sirius had found the Diatribea Enchantment and they had put it on the minute they got on the train. The Diatribea Enchantment insulted anyone who didn't know how to work the map properly.
James took the map and looked it over. So far it looked as though the teachers were all out of the corridors. Filch and Mrs. Norris were in their offices, but they had better watch out for them anyway. Mrs. Norris was keen on running around the school looking for prowling students. Severus, his girlfriend Robin, Lucius, and his girlfriend Narcissa were finally back in their common room. The only teacher out was Monsieur Qui, the French teacher and Quidditch referee. He was in the Quidditch office, probably preparing for the big game between Slytherin and Gryffindor next week. But, they needn't worry about him; they wouldn't be over that way tonight.
Finally the clock chimed seven, fifteen minutes before the mid-June sunset.
Remus nodded to his friends, "See you in the morning!" He had a twinkle in his yellow eyes and he winked as he turned around to leave the common room. James walked over to the window and watched as Madame Pomfry walked Remus past the Whomping Willow. Soon, the others would go down the path and transform halfway through the tunnel that led to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade.
James remembered when Sprout had planted the Whomping Willow. It had been a real pain when they were trying to figure out how to get into Hogsmeade, but they finally figured out how to reach the knot on its root without getting smashed to bits. Peter would transform and slip under the branches, placing a paw on the knot and he waited for the others to go through the Willow. Of course, it had taken them really long them six years to learn to transform properly and it was still a dangerous thing.
If you didn't know how to transform properly things could go horribly wrong. You start to loose site of your human self. You could still think like a human yes, and love was still present, but you sort of forgot about it, unless you were looking at the person. The Marauders were able to keep the felling of friendship by keeping in constant watch over one another. Oddly, Remus was the one who kept watch on the others rather than vice- versa. Remus was fine around other animals, a docile wolf. However, if Sirius lost control for a minute, or if Peter was quiet for too long, then Sirius would be temporarily gone, and a dog would eat a rat. James being the most docile and calm animal of the four was the mediator, plus his horns could teach you a lesson or two.
They all communicated by using thought speech. It was a trait that animals possessed and humans did not. James supposed it was because animal's thoughts were a lot less complex than humans. Peter most was always quiet. He never seemed to be thinking. It was very strange, because you always thought. Remus, James, and Sirius were curious about this. They thought it might be because he was just a rat. They didn't think about it often.
You could always tell an animagi from a real animal, it was in the way they walked and thought. It was in their eyes as well. If an animagi lost control then their walk would slump a little and their eyes would gloss over.
Thoughts about how dangerous being an animagi actually was kept running through his mind. But all of the sudden a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Earth-to-James. Earth-to-James!" He shook himself out of the stupor he had fallen into and looked over at the source of the voice. It had been Sirius of course, but James had been too engrossed in his thoughts to realize it. Sirius had finally stopped madly waving his hand in James line of vision. "It's time to go O-Great-Man-In-La-La-Land!" Sirius said in a singsong voice. He bent over in an extravagantly in a bow that nearly took his nose to the floor. As soon as he rose, James hit him playfully, though rather hard, on Sirius' arm.
James rubbed his eyes. He must have fallen asleep, but that wasn't like him. James' thoughts mingled to the night's news of his parents' death. He sighed, and his thoughts moved to Lily in the Hospital Wing. He imagined her soft curves and glorious emerald eyes. But suddenly he felt a sharp pain on his arm.
"Ow! Whammy do that for?" James cried towards Sirius, who was laughing in one of the oversized armchairs. James had to smile.
"You were doing it again. Honestly," his voice became sincere; "maybe you should stay here tonight. I mean, after what happened and all."
James was suddenly annoyed, "Well, you know wit all that has happened, I can think of only one thing that would be better that going on a Run tonight and that would be to see Lily. But, since I can't see Lily, I am going on the Run. Okay?" Sirius nodded obviously offended by James' harsh words, but Sirius was never offended or angry for that matter with anyone, except maybe a Slytherin.
"Let's go!" squeaked Peter as he shoved some parchment in his pocket. So they headed off through the portrait hole with the Invisibility Cloak hidden artful under James' black cloak and the Marauder's Map in Sirius' pocket. Peter carried a small bundle that was bulging slightly under his large muggle jacket that Lily had bought him for Christmas. The only odd thing about them was the fact they were dressed so heavily for the warm dawn of summer. But, then again, they always were a little different from the other students at Hogwarts.
They immediately felt the warmth when they made it outside. They threw off the Invisibility Cloak as soon as they walked outside the doors. James had insisted that they put on the cloak, when they saw Mrs. Norris on the map, only a few feet away around a corner. Peter took off his jacket and carried what looked like a huge pillowcase. James too, took off his cloak and carried it and the Invisibility Cloak over an arm. They would hide their cloaks in a small hole near the entrance of the secret passageway.
They reached a group of bushes near the Whomping Willow and transformed. The air around them was a thick as velvet and as black as anything, but someone could be watching. Three young men walked into the bush and out came a rat, a giant dog, and a tall brown stag. The mouse crawled over to the Whomping Willow's knot. He gently touched his tiny paw to the knot and let the others in before he slipped past the madly swinging branches. Sirius led the way, if they met anything on the way, which wasn't likely, then the fiercest of the three would meet it first. They finally began to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
James was beginning to loose sight of his human self. The deer mind was beginning to take over. He smelled something delicious coming out of the pillowcase that he carried in his mouth. The desire to sit down and eat was overwhelming, but a distant voice in the recesses of his mind kept telling him no. Think of Lily, your going to marry her, remember? Think of your friends and Quidditch! His thoughts helped him stay alert, awake inside himself.
Prongs? JAMES?!, came Sirius' voice. We are near the Shack, you must compose yourself. Honestly, I am the uncontrollable one here! Even though there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice and a sense of good humor, James couldn't help feeling foolish.
James composed himself. He felt Wormtail do the same. Padfoot stood upright a little, just in case Moony decided to attack. But the sight of them usually brought relief upon his shoulders. They peered into the Shack, expecting to see their friend, but instead they saw an empty room.!
Dun dun duuunnn!!!
I hope you like it and it keeps you hangin'! More up soon!